Wesleyan to present livestreamed panel on performing arts curation

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Wesleyan Universityís Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance will host a two-day convening of leaders in the performing arts field this weekend in Middletown.

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Wesleyan Universityís Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance will host a two-day convening of leaders in the performing arts field this weekend in Middletown.

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Wesleyan Universityís Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance will host a two-day convening of leaders in the performing arts field this weekend in Middletown.

Courtesy Wesleyan University
Wesleyan Universityís Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance will host a two-day convening of leaders in the performing arts field this weekend in Middletown.

Photo: Journal Register Co.

Wesleyan to present livestreamed panel on performing arts curation

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MIDDLETOWN >> Wesleyan University’s Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance will host a two-day convening of leaders in the performing arts field this weekend to showcase the new Master of Arts in Performance Curation degree program and the creation of a Certificate Program in Performance Curation.

ICPP has invited performing arts curators and leading field professionals to the Wesleyan University campus on Friday and Saturday with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The convening attendees, facilitated by ICPP Program Director Samuel A. Miller, will discuss topics including creating an artist-centered curatorial practice, and the curator’s role in activating the public imagination around live performance.

The discussion will inform the curriculum of the ICPP Master of Arts in Performance Curation program, and Danspace Project’s plan for an online publication on performing arts curation and contemporary choreography and performance practice.

As part of the convening, Danspace Project and ICPP will co-present two events to be livestreamed from Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts on Friday:

3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

Visit http://wesleyan.edu/wescast to view a free, live broadcast of these events. You can also follow these ICPP events on Twitter and Instagram at “wesicpp.”

The Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance was founded in 2010, and introduced as a pilot initiative in 2011, by Wesleyan graduates Samuel A. Miller and Tatge, in partnership with Judy Hussie-Taylor and New York’s Danspace Project. ICPP is the first institute of its kind, a center for the academic study of the presentation and contextualization of contemporary performance.

Beginning in the summer of 2015, the new MA is a two-year, low residency program that can be pursued concurrently with one’s existing professional responsibilities. The MA is for those who seek a deeper immersion in the theory and practice of performance curation and desire more opportunities for substantive critical writing, as well as those who require an advanced graduate degree to be considered for higher-level positions in the field.

Applications for the MA and Certificate programs are available online at http://wesleyan.edu/icpp. The deadline for submitting all application materials is Jan. 15.

Danspace Project presents new work in dance, supports a diverse range of choreographers in developing their work, encourages experimentation, and connects artists to audiences. Now in its fourth decade, Danspace Project has supported a vital community of contemporary dance artists in an environment unlike any other in the United States, the sanctuary of the historic St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, New York.